Bard College aims to raise more than half a billion by 2015

9:15 PM,
Aug. 22, 2011

Written by

John W. Barry
Poughkeepsie Journal

ANNANDALE — Bard College, northern Dutchess County's largest employer, is in the midst of the most ambitious fundraising campaign of its more than 150 years and more than halfway toward a goal of raising in excess of a half-billion dollars.

The 150th Anniversary Campaign for Bard College serves as a reminder of the long history linked to this institution of higher learning, from which the two members of the band Steely Dan, one member of the band the Beastie Boys and an original cast member of "Saturday Night Live" have graduated. Bard celebrated the 150th anniversary last year.